Movies Like The Wizard of Lies
If you liked The Wizard of Lies (2017), a crime and drama movie directed by Barry Levinson, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Gotti (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaJohn Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion…
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American Psycho (2000)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeA wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
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Heist 88 (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaA criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.
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The Order (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaA string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
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The Parallax View (1974)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaAn ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
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Fast Charlie (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaWhen his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
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The Informer (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and crimeIn New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the…
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Collision (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and dramaOver the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
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Marathon Man (1976)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
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Casino (1995)
★ 8/10Also crime and dramaIn Las Vegas, two best friends-a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
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A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaPrivate investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
★ 6/10Also drama and crimeCult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
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Reversal of Fortune (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeWealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
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The Laundromat (2019)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaWhen a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.
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Primal Fear (1996)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and dramaDefense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds…
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeA chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
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Donnie Brasco (1997)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaAn FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
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Inside Man (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaBased on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
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The Town (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
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Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaA showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each…